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Hissing/suction sound above 3krpm

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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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Hissing/suction sound above 3krpm

Ok so the car has been running great. Just rolled 117k and decided its time to seafoam it. So I add 1pt into gas tank that is 7/8 full. Start the car up. Let it run 1 minute and begin to rev slowly and at 3krpm there's this hissing/suction sound. Please tell me its just the seafoam working and not something critical.
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Ok so the car has been running great. Just rolled 117k and decided its time to seafoam it. So I add 1pt into gas tank that is 7/8 full. Start the car up. Let it run 1 minute and begin to rev slowly and at 3krpm there's this hissing/suction sound. Please tell me its just the seafoam working and not something critical.
Evap air leak probably if it's high-pitched. You might start throwing a code soon. Mine was a evap purge valve.
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So....it is ok to drive? Would I notice loss of power?
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So....it is ok to drive? Would I notice loss of power?
I waited a good six months and 25k miles. I did notice a gradual power loss, but it was corrected by resetting the ECU.
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